Description:The Sutherland Papers contain many detailed plans of properties in Staffordshire from the nineteenth century.
This plan of Hill Chorlton Farm shows how the farmhouse and working buildings on the farm were designed at this time. In addition to the living quarters in the farmhouse, such as the sitting room and drawing room, the ground floor of the propety housed a dairy, indicating that the house was used for farm work.
Outbuildings for fowl and a larger area for 'Piggeries' are both shown on the plan, providing an insight into the design of local farms in the nineteenth century.